BY NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press VATICAN CITY– The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty finalized Wednesday, immediately sparking Israeli ire and accusations that the move hurt peace prospects. The ...

The Obama administration tends to confuse rhetoric with accomplishment, and nowhere is this more apparent than in regard to the Middle East. "The Obama Doctrine" has been employed since Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign to sum up...

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In 2012, five people were killed by firearms every hour in Brazil, according to a study conducted by UNESCO, FLACSO (Latin American Social Sciences Institute) and the Brazil...

The governor of Chihuahua got an unexpected earful yesterday in a strongly-worded speech by a secondary school student who lashed out at government for corruption and ineptitude. Luz Elena Patricio FULL STORY The post Mexico’s gove...

Acting as honorary witness delivering 32 Naturalization Cards to new Mexican citizens on Tuesday, Aguascalientes Gov. Carlos Lozano de la Torre said they have contributed to the development of the state through their particular industrie...

A SECOND round of preliminary results of the 2015 General and Regional elections released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), yesterday, saw the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) slipping behind A Partnership for National...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter last evening urged Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) to release the results and called on political leaders to act responsibly. “I call on GECOM to urgently publicize all of the results that it has rec...

(Jamaica Observer) House Speaker Michael Peart had to cast a vote on a Bill amending the Constitution to repeal provisions relating to appeals to the Privy Council on Tuesday to ensure the Government a twothirds majority to pass it.

President Jimmy Carter may be old but he ain’t stupid. He come wid a plane and after he land he send de plane back to Trinidad till he need it again. He frighten dem boys in Guyana put couple kilo cocaine inside. He tell dem boys that he...

Preliminary results released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) a few minutes ago has revealed that the coalition, A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) has scored a close victory in the of the Gener...

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The number of Cuban migrants looking to enter the United States ballooned in early 2015, partly driven by uncertainty over the future of special immigration consideration for Cubans after the two countries announ...

Malvinas war veterans have taken their Human rights abuse case against Argentine officers to the Inter American Human Rights Commission, IHRC, following on Argentina's Supreme Court decision rejecting the case because of time limit.

The people of Guyana demonstrated their maturity when in the face of a delay in the declaration of the 2015 elections they remained calm. Peace prevailed throughout Guyana except for a blip in Sophia. We are glad that people are happy an...

Brazil's Congress Lower House passed a bill on Wednesday toughening access to social security pensions, the second measure approved in a week to cut benefits in a drive to reduce a growing fiscal deficit.

SURINAME – Marlon Oosterling, head of the Water Supply Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources (NH), on Tuesday told Times of Suriname that an illegal water pipe was discovered at the house of MP Shailendra Girjasingh in the Com...

THE ruling People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) is contending that irregularities plagued the May 11th, 2015 General and Regional Elections including specifically the voting at Polling Stations and the processing of the voting by GE...

BY DEB RIECHMANN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Growing Democratic opposition to the nearly $612 billion defense policy bill is casting doubt on its outcome in the House this week. President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the bil...

Following a visit to the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C) Freedom House, Robb Street, headquarters, the American, British and Canadian (ABC) diplomats in Guyana called for political parties to respect the results of Monday’s Ge...

There were nine fatalities this morning in another serious motor vehicle accident in Tamaulipas. A bus carrying workers to a factory in Reynosa collided with a tractor-trailer unit on the Matamoros-Río FULL STORY The post Bus-semi collis...

Columnist Richard McColl argues that without a clear investment in public transportation the benefits for Bogotános of No Car Day are in vain. The article Rebalancing Public Spaces for Bicycles and… appeared first on The City Paper...

The Mexican division of the German manufacturer Bosch will invest US $142 million in new plants and upgrades this year. Robert Bosch México is going to move the manufacture of FULL STORY The post Bosch plans to spend $142mn this year app...

By Ruth Faulkner, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week the international group OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) published its global school rankings report which saw Brazil come in a...

PASTOR Narine Kubhlall, the key victim of the carnage in ‘C’ Field Sophia, following the close of polls on Monday last, yesterday along with his wife, children and relatives returned to the Lot 588 premises under heavy police guard to sa...

Investigators check train’s black boxes for answers BY GEOFF MULVIHILL The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – The death toll climbed to seven Wednesday with the discovery of another body in the wreckage as investigators tried to determine w...

A federal court judge has sentenced an American citizen to 199 years in prison for operating a child pornography network and possession of restricted firearms. Gary Michael Feroglia was arrested FULL STORY The post 199-year sentence for ...

Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace, Sergio Jaramillo, referred to the current state of the peace process during a talk at Oxford. The article Jaramillo: “Peace is achievable” appeared first on The City Paper Bogotá .

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau, indicate that China and India have replaced Mexico as the top countries sending immigrants to the United States. Although people from Latin America still dominate the population of legal and undocume...

SURINAME – Statistics from the Ministry of Interior Affairs (BIZA) indicate that 23% of the nation’s voters still have to receive their voter notification cards. Reports indicate that a group of voters has deliberately refused to accept ...

Last month, my friend Juliet flew to Mexico to meet me in Tulum. On the airplane to Cancún, she ran into four Tulum-bound New Yorkers she knew, one of whom FULL STORY The post How Tulum became Williamsburg of Mexico appeared first on Mex...

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 14- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Thursday that her government will maintain rules that mandate production-sharing contracts for the country's most promising areas and high national content requireme...

SURINAME –Jodhan Mahase (66) also known as Lall, died during an armed robbery that took place at a dialysis center located in the Commewijne District on Tuesday morning. Four masked robbers who were armed first broke into a firm but it ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal law enforcement official says a man has been arrested after trying to launch a drone outside the White House fence. The official said it was unclear if the person intended...

BASSETERRE - Scores of spectators assembled outside of Government Headquarters while dignitaries filed into the National Assembly Chambers on Thursday to witness the opening of the Federal Parliament of...

A new framework for sustainable ocean management is in the works in the Caribbean, thanks to a collaboration between the governments of Barbuda, Montserrat, and the Waitt Institute. The Waitt Institute’s legal staff from the Environment...

14 de mayo de 2015, 15:28 Mexico, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Mexican federal forces arrested 13 people accused of committing at least nine kidnappings in the state of Mexico and the Federal District, today announced the Interior Ministry.

General Secretary of the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU), Thomas Letang, has vowed that unless matters involving staff of the Public Works Corporation (PWC) have been addressed, protest action will continue. Protest continued for a ...

The opposition coalition in Guyana has won Monday’s general elections. Based on preliminary official results from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), a Partnership for National Unity and the multiracial Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC...

APUA has reminded consumers that when Meter Readers are unable to directly access an electricity or water meter to acquire a reading, the monthly bill will be estimated. In a statement on Wednesday, APUA said also that if the Meter Reade...

Summary: A new meeting between the US and Cuba with a view to restoring diplomatic relations after more than half a century of enmity , will take place "in coming weeks" in Washington, said the Cuban Foreign Minister Brun...

As the controversy continues to rage over the government’s decision to stop the Lindo Park Committee from proceeding with developmental work on the playing field, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is insisting that it must be done properl...

Published: Thursday, May 14, 2015 GEORGETOWN— Guyana's multiracial opposition coalition has won the national election. The A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition, led by former army brigadier ...

14 de mayo de 2015, 14:51 Georgetown, May 14 (Prensa Latina) The opposition Alliance for Change and the National Unity Alliance (UNPA + AFC) won the elections in Guyana and broke with 23 years of mandate of the People""s Progressive Part...

Close to $5-million worth of cannabis, cocaine and cannabis resin have been destroyed by local police. Two hundred and ninety two pounds of cannabis and six pounds of cannabis resin, valued at EC$ 292,000; 385 pounds of cocaine worth $4....

High temperatures will reach 33° C (93° F) on the 18th, hovering around 31° C (88° F) the rest of the period. The lows will remain stable around 24° C (75° F). The sea surface temperature will oscillate around 27° C (81° F).

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Rescue workers in Philadelphia on Thursday found a body in the wreckage of the passenger train that derailed this week in the US city, bringing the death toll to eight, officials said.

14 de mayo de 2015, 13:35 Bogota, May 14 (Prensa Latina) With a forum on the experience of unit and governance of Latin-American countries and with the participation of regional guests, began today in this capital the 4th Congress of the...

Prevailing seasonal high winds continue to affect some LIAT flights in Dominica and is likely to continue until mid-June. Flights in St. Vincent are also being affected and customers are advised of the possibility of cancelled flights an...

A foreign businessman was shot and killed during a robbery attempt gone sour in Costa Rica. According to a news report filed by metro journalist Gabriela Moreira Leitón of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the incident took place Wednesday nig...

14 de mayo de 2015, 13:06 Bogota, May 14 (Prensa Latina) In an atmosphere of great expectation for the presence of guerilla fighter Simon Trinidad in the peace talks, General Attorney Eduardo Montealegre ruled out today any obstacle to p...

Photo depicts the Dominica Football Team at the Phillip Marcellin Ground in Vieux Fort. The team is in St. Lucia representing Dominica at the Windward Island’s men football tournament which ends on May 16. Photo by Kenny Antoine Ph...

With over 100 cases of child sexual abuse in Dominica in 2014, the executive of the Non- Governmental Organizations (NGO)’s Coalition For the Protection of Children and Youth is seeking to raise awareness of the matter in Dominica. The c...

While relating yesterday's significant Cabinet decisions, government's chief of staff told Observer Radio that Antigua and Barbuda will invest about US$15 million worth of land in an aqua farm proposed by a private entity for Antigua’s w...

Summary: Delegations of the Holy See and Cuba concluded on Wednesday afternoon the first preparatory meetings for the Pope's trip to Cuba, to be held between September 19 and 22 this year. Text: Normal 0 21 false false f...

After almost being shelved this year, the annual Feast of the Farmers (Fete Isidore) in San Sauveur will be held thanks to the intervention of the Good Hope and Petite Soufriere Village Councils. The original church organizing committee ...

PRELIMINARY REPORTS indicate there may be a change of government in Guyana. According to Stabroek News, chief election officer Keith Lowenfield made the announcement earlier today, indicating the Opposition...

Public Works Minister, Ian Pinard, has promised that employees at the Public Works Corporation (PWC) will soon receive outstanding payments from government. According to Pinard, who was a guest on state-owned DBS Radio’s Talking Point Pr...

14 de mayo de 2015, 15:39 Havana, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Advertising and promotion of quality occupy a significant space in the development of Cuban tourism. This concept was recently ratified recently by the emergence of the first 3D st...

Among the major topics to be discussed in the framework of this symposium, include among others: the sovereignty and the right of interference, the conditions for the establishment of a protectorate, memory and trauma of the occupation, ...

A ST MICHAEL man is expected to appear in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court today accused of smuggling more than $250 000 in cannabis into the island hidden in a washing machine. According to police,...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Mobile Reserve Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is expected to launch its ‘Adopt a School’ initiative on Friday as part of its goal to provide safer schools for the nation’s children.

14 de mayo de 2015, 14:46 Rom, 14 May (Prensa Latina) Rafa Nadal produced an &quot;almost perfect&quot; display as he booked a place in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters with a 6-4 6-4 victory over John Isner.